Boycott all acts of sin that bring the wrath of ALLAH (S.W.T)
upon us.
Subject: BOYCOTT BOLLYWOOD and HOLLYWOOD
BISMILLAH-HIRRAHMAAN-NIRRAHEEM
ASSALAAMU-ALAIKUM
RESPECTED SISTERS AND BROTHERS IN ISLAM
AN URGENT APPEAL TO EVERY MUSLIM IN THE WORLD TO BOYCOTT A
CERTAIN BOLLYWOOD MOVIE WHICH IS DUE TO BE RELEASED SOON. THE
MOVIE IS TITLED "ESCAPE FROM TALIBAN".
THE IDEA OF THIS MOVIE IS TO DEMONISE THE TALIBAN AND ISLAM.
THE MOVIE CONTAINS SCENES WHICH DEPICT THE TALIBAN BEATING
WOMEN ETC. THIS IS BASICALLY AN EXTENSION OF "WESTERN
PROPAGANDA" , WHICH IS NOW OVERFLOWING INTO ALL THE COUNTRIES
WHO SEE IT AS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OR
PERHAPS HIJACK THE UNITED STATES CALL FOR A WAR AGAINST
TERRORISM, WHICH WE ALL KNOW IS ACTUALLY A WAR AGAINST ISLAM.
THIS ANTI-TALIBAN MOVIE IS YET ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO DEFAME ISLAM.
IT SEEMS AS IF INDIA HAS ALSO JUMPED ONTO THE BANDWAGON OF
DEMONISING ISLAM!
WE CALL UPON ALL MUSLIM OWNED VIDEO OUTLETS AS WELL AS ALL
MUSLIM OWNED CINEMAS TO REFRAIN FROM PROMOTING THIS OFFENSIVE
MOVIE. WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SERIOUS ACTION TO ENSURE THAT THIS
MOVIE DOES NOT REACH THE SCREENS IN OUR COUNTRY. WE ALSO APPEAL
TO MUSLIMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, WHEREVER BOLLYWOOD MOVIES ARE
SHOWN, TO DO THE SAME.
THE MUSLIMS HAVE BEEN PATRONIZING THE BOLLYWOOD INDUSTRY FOR A
LONG TIME. DESPITE THIS, ONE WOULD HAVE NOTICED THAT BOLLYWOOD
HAS PRODUCED QUITE A NUMBER OF MOVIES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS,
WHICH DEPICTED ANTI-ISLAMIC VIEWS. "ESCAPE FROM TALIBAN" GOES A
STEP TOO FAR.
MOST PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THERE IS A
COMPLETE HALT OF MOVIE RELEASES IN THE MONTHS OF RAMADAAN,
DURING MUSLIM AUSPICIOUS DAYS SUCH AS THE 10th OF MUHARRAM ETC
AND ALSO DURING THE HAJJ PERIOD. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, ONE
THING IS CLEAR, A BOYCOTT BY THE MUSLIMS WOULD MOST CERTAINLY
HAVE A TREMENDOUS EFFECT ON THE BOLLYYWOOD INDUSTRY. BOLLYWOOD
WILL MOST CERTAINLY FEEL THE PINCH. MUSLIMS HAVE NOT ONLY
SUPPORTED BOLLYWOOD IN AN AUDIENCE CAPACITY, BUT THERE ARE ALSO
MANY MUSLIM FILM STARS WHO ARE AMONG THE TOP ACTORS AND
ACTRESSES IN THE INDUSTRY.
BOLLYWOOD MOVIES WERE SEEN TO PROVIDE LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT FOR
IT`S AUDIENCES. THE MOVIE IN QUESTION IS A FAR CRY FROM SUCH
ENTERTAINMENT. THE SCREENING OF THIS MOVIE WILL IMPINGE
NEGATIVELY ON THE MUSLIM COMMUNITIES BOTH LACALLY AND ABROAD.
THE RELEASE OF THE MOVIE THIS WILL ONLY CAUSE UNNECCESSARY
TENSIONS BETWEEN THE HINDUS AND THE MUSLIMS WHO HAVE BEEN
LIVING SIDE BY SIDE, IN PEACE AND HARMONY, FOR MANY YEARS.
RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE BETWEEN HINDUS AND MUSLIMS IN OUR COUNTRY
HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED.IF THIS MOVIE IS SCREENED IN SOUTH
AFRICA, THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE VERY SERIOUS REPERCUSSIONS.
WE DO NOT NEED A "SINGLE" BOLLYWOOD MOVIE TO ROCK THE BOAT AND
THROW THE COUNTRY INTO DISARRAY.
WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT THIS MOVIE WILL BE PREVENTED FROM
REACHING OUR SHORES. WE SHOULD DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO
KEEP THIS MOVIE OFF THE SHELVES OF BOTH VIDEO OUTLETS AND ALSO
FROM THE CINEMAS.
IN CONCLUSION, WE PLEAD TO THE MUSLIMS TO BOYCOTT THIS MOVIE
AND TO BOYCOTT BOLLYWOOD ON THE WHOLE. LET US NOT FORGET THE
BRUTAL MASSACRES OF OUR MOTHERS, FATHERS, SISTERS, BROTHERS AND
INNOCENT CHILDREN, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN THE INDIAN STATE OF
GUJARAT NOT SO LONG AGO. MOST PEOPLE MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE
FACT THAT SHORTLY BEFORE THR RIOTS IN GUJARAT TOOK PLACE, A
HINDI MOVIE WITH A CLEAR ANTI-MUSLIM FLAVOUR, WAS SCREENED.THE
MOVIE WAS TITLED "GHADDAR" THE MOVIE DEPICTED THE ULTRA RIGHT
INDIAN POLITICS OF INDIA. THE QUESTION COULD BE ASKED WHETHER
THE MOVIE IN QUESTION COULD HAVE ADDED FUEL TO THE FIRE, THUS
LEADING TO ONE OF THE WORST MASSACRES THAT INDIA HAD EVER
WINESSED!
FINALLY, THE QUESTION IS NOT "WHERE DOES ONE DRAW THE LINE?".
THE QUESTION IS "WHO DRAWS THE LINE?". THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE.
THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF SOUTH AFRICA, WHO ARE THE DRIVING FORCE
BEHIND THE BOLLYWOOD INDUSTRY.
REMEMBER
UNITED WE STAND
DIVIDED WE FALL